Whakatane High School | |
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Location | |
Goulstone Road New Zealand | |
Coordinates | 37°57′44″S 176°59′07″E / 37.9621°S 176.9854°E |
Information | |
Funding type | State |
Motto | Kia Whakatane Au I Ahau |
Opened | 1920 (As Whakatane District High School) |
Ministry of Education Institution no. | 144 |
Principal | Martyn Knapton |
Years offered | 9–13 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Number of students | 1,261[1] (February 2024) |
Hours in school day | 6.5 hours (including form time) |
Houses | Kauri, Rimu, Totara, Matai |
Colour(s) | Black Gold |
Slogan | Challenging Students to Achieve |
Socio-economic decile | 4K[2] |
Website | www |
Whakatane High School (or Whakatāne High School) is a secondary school located in the town of Whakatāne, New Zealand. As of 2022, the school has a roll of 1067 students and aims to offer every student an equal opportunity to succeed with strong values around responsibility, respect and achievement. Whakatane High School has a 100-year history as a co-educational public high school, opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School, becoming a full high school in 1950.[3] The school held its centennial on 2–3 April 2021, postponed from 2020.[4]
Whakatane High School is over a century old, opening in 1920 as Whakatane District High School, becoming a full high school in 1950. In 1973, as the population of Whakatane neared 10000, Trident High School was opened[5]
The school consists of a field, gymnasium (a separate gymnastics building operated by the local Gymnastics Club lies next to it), school & student office, Careers Centre, the Barclay Hall, a library (named in November 2011 after New Zealand author Margaret Mahy, who went to Whakatane High School for a period of time), and numerous buildings split into blocks including: N block (Mainly used for Math, and Computer sciences), T Block (Mainly used for Technology), B Block (Mainly for English, Social Studies and related subjects), A block (Multiple subjects including Languages and Health), C Block (Mainly for art and related subjects) and L Block (Mainly for science and related subjects).
As of the 1st of July 2023, the total school roll was 1067 students. 62.76% of the students are European / Pākehā, 46.33% are Māori, 2.53% are Pacific, 4.98% identify as Asian, 0.87% are classified as MELAA, and 1.22% are registered as Other.[6] There are 39 international students as of the first of July, 2023.
Students at Whakatane High School are split into one of four houses. Each house is named after a tree that is native to New Zealand. Students compete in school-related sporting and cultural events to win points for their house. At the end of the year, one house is named champion for that year. The houses are represented by a colour and are listed below:
Main category: People educated at Whakatane High School |